Today in the MHSAA: 4/18/18
April 18, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Girls Soccer: After opening this season 0-2, No. 4 Saline has won the first three games of league play including Tuesday’s over Ann Arbor Pioneer, 3-0 – Saline Post
2. Boys Lacrosse: Lake Orion continued its league dominance with a 15-10 win over Troy – Oakland Press
3. Girls Soccer: Lake Orion remained undefeated in league play on the soccer field as well with a 3-0 win over Royal Oak – Oakland Press
4. Baseball: Chelsea will name its field after former longtime coach and athletic director Wayne Welton – Ann Arbor News
5. Volleyball: Traverse City Central has hired former Benzie Central coach Jen Wright to take over the program; Wright most recently has been coaching the Trojans’ junior varsity – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Football: Junior varsity coach Jesse Fenstermaker has been promoted to take over Rogers City’s program as varsity leader – Alpena News
7. Football: Hillman promoted defensive coordinator Cody Allen to head coach as it heads into 8-player football for the first time this fall – Alpena News
8. Officials: Longtime sportswriter Al Wright gives his perspective on why it's gotten tougher to recruit officials for high school athletics – Midwest Sports Network
9. MHSAA: As part of its Black History Month features in February, State Champs! Network included a tribute to MHSAA assistant director Nate Hampton, who coordinates football, girls and boys basketball and girls and boys track & field – State Champs!
Today In The MHSAA: 5/11/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 11, 2022
1. GIRLS SOCCER Oxford defeated Clarkston 4-1 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association White championship, its first league title since 1996 – Oakland Press
2. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Division 2 No. 10 Okemos 9-8 in a Capital Area Activities Conference Tournament semifinal – Lansing State Journal
3. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 8 Freeland and No. 6 Essexville Garber remain tied atop the Tri-Valley Conference 8 after splitting a doubleheader – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Novi scored the game’s lone goal in its matchup with Division 1 No. 5 Salem – Detroit News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Saline scored the lone goal in its matchup with Division 1 No. 13 Ann Arbor Skyline – Ann Arbor News
6. BASEBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian played a big fourth inning into a 3-0 shutout of Division 2 No. 4 Grand Rapids West Catholic – FOX 17
7. GIRLS SOCCER Pinckney won a matchup of Southeastern Conference White leaders, 2-1 over Chelsea – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. TRACK & FIELD Erie Mason’s Jackson Ansel ran the 800 in 1:57.20 to break a school record set in 1984 – Monroe News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West earned a key boost in the Big North Conference standings with a 1-0 win over Cadillac – Up North Live
10. BASEBALL Bay City John Glenn swept Frankenmuth 2-0 and 10-0 in league play – Bay City Times